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Dick Barlow

Richard Gorton Barlow

Born: 28 May 1851, Barrow Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire
Died: 31 July 1919, Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire
Major Teams: Lancashire, England.
Known As: Dick Barlow
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium
Other: Umpire


Test Debut: England v Australia at Melbourne, 1st Test, 1881/82
Last Test:
England v Australia at Sydney, 2nd Test, 1886/87

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   17   30   4   591   62   22.73   0   2   14   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              2456  325   767   34  22.55  7-40    3   0  72.2  1.87

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1871 - 1891)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  351  608  64 11217  117   20.61   4  39  268   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             43468 13799  950  14.52  9-39   66  14  45.7  1.90

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.

Umpiring Record:

Only Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, 1st Test, 1899



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It is perhaps apt that Dick Barlow, whose life revolved around cricket, should be immortalised in one of the best known of cricket poems. Francis Thompson wrote nostalgically:-
.."As the run-stealers flicker to and fro,
To and fro,
O my Hornby and my Barlow long ago",

Barlow immersed himself in the game from boyhood, going on to play 20 years for Lancashire, and continuing at lower levels of cricket into his sixties. He was also a highly respected umpire who officiated in a single Test in 1899. As a batsman he was known above all for his defence, going well forward to almost every delivery. His judgment of length was excellent, and although easy to restrict, he was hard to dismiss. However his partnership with AH Hornby produced runs at a reasonable pace, although on one famous occasion the score at the fall of the first wicket read 45/1, Hornby 45, Extras 1, Barlow 0*. Barlow was also a superb bowler, slow-medium left arm with immaculate length, clever variation, and a good eye for batsmen's weaknesses. He took a wicket with his first ball in first-class cricket, taking 950 more over the next 20 years at an average of 14.67.

He toured Australia three times, playing in every match on each occasion, and he also played against Australia seven times at home. Although his highest Test score was only 62, Barlow played several valuable defensive innings in difficult circumstances. As a bowler he was more successful; his 7/44 at Manchester in 1886 was a match winning performance. Playing for North of England against the Australian tourists in 1884 he took 10 wickets in the match, and then made a superb hundred (one of only four first-class centuries in his career) against Spofforth at his best. For the Players in the same year he captured a remarkable hat-trick of Gentlemen - WG, Shuter and Read falling to successive deliveries.

Close to the end of his life Barlow was quoted in the Manchester Guardian as saying: "I don't think any cricketer has enjoyed his cricketing career better than I have done, and if I had my time to come over again I should certainly be what I have been all my life - a professional cricketer" (DL, 2000).

* Last Updated: Friday, 18-Oct-2002 00:46:15 GMT


 
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